Monthly Archives: May 2015

Keith Leonhardt opens his class up for the summer. If you are looking to brush up on your tap skills for auditions, want to keep dancing for the summer, or just get a good workout, this class is for you. Keith Leonhardt has earned a reputation in the Connecticut dance community as a beacon of excellence in tap dance education. Whether you’re a beginner or an established professional, the state-of-the-art studios and education of Keith’s class are sure to have what you seek. Class runs every Thursday at 7:30pm. Shoes required.

12$ at the door 2$ off your first class…drop in’s welcome.
Groups of 4 or more receive a group discount

Class held at Tainted Inc 11 Whitney St. Hartford, CT 06105

Keith Leonhardt is a choreographer, performer, tap educator and has made a mark on the Connecticut dance scene as a professional tap dancer. Keith’s work and artistry has taken him all over Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and abroad. A native of Suffield, CT, Leonhardt received much of his training through The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, The University of the Arts of Philadelphia, PA, and Jazz Tap Center’s Big Apple Tap Festival & Tradition in Tap of NYC both under scholarships. A student of Dianne Walker (Lady Di) and CT Tap great Clare O’Donnell (O’D), he remains the current dance captain of her company OD N TAP. As a tap soloist, his work has been seen recently at FOXWOODS Resort & Casino, Trashion Fashion 2015 at Hartford City Hall, The Make A Wish Foundation Fashion Show, The Ted Hershey Dance Marathon, The Invisible City Project of Hartford, and The WE CAN 2014 Fashion Show at The New County Mercedes Benz Motor Center of Hartford hosted by Project Runway’s Mondo Guerra to name a few. As an educator, Keith dedicates himself to preserving and spreading the American form of tap dance and questioning the idea rhythm as we look at it today. Keith is currently signed with DFX Entertainment and teaches, performs, and remains an active supporter in the national tap dance community.

As some of you know, the mother-site to this one, The Connecticut Callboard, is going to be shutting down as of June 1, 2015. Unfortunately, this also means that The Western Massachusetts Callboard will be shutting down as well.

We will continue with our Facebook and Twitter Feeds, the only thing that is going away is the actuall website itself. This decision was not undertaken lightly, and it due to the rising costs of web hosting, subscriptions and the fact that I have a child entering college in the fall; I just couldn’t shoulder the cost any more.

Please continue to be a part of the vibrant Facebook and twitter community, and we’ll look forward to see you there.

Seeking male and female singers/actors/dancers ages 18-35. Those auditioning will be asked to prepare 2 songs showing vocal range (IN STYLE OF SHOW PREFERED) and a monologue. All roles are open.

Please see descriptions of characters below:

DREW An appealing, good-guy rocker with great, easy comedic timing, a boyish charm, vulnerability and a very strong rock tenor voice. Drew works at the legendary Bourbon Room hoping and waiting for his dreams to come true. He finds an instant attraction to Sherrie, the beautiful new arrival from the Midwest, who encourages him to go after his dreams.

SHERRIE Female, innocent Midwestern girl stepping right off the bus into a new world to pursue her dreams of stardom. Strong comedic timing, strong rock belt, good movement ability.

LONNY The narrator of the piece, charming, mischievous, welcoming, vibrant personality, a guy who would be fun to spend one drunken night with. Strong, honest comedic timing/improv skills and rock vocals.

DENNIS DUPREE Classic stoner type guy who runs the famous Bourbon Room club. Torn about whether he should sell the club to Hertz, a German businessman. Very strong comedic timing. A laid back, easy going dude real dude. Bari-tenor rock vocals.

STACEE JAXX/(Doubles as FATHER) A sexy rock star. Decided to leave his successful hair/metal-rock band to try it solo. Self important, confident intriguing in all the wrong ways, the ultimate bad boy; he is all about sex, drugs and rock-n-roll. Great strong comedic timing and rock tenor voice.

JUSTICE/(Doubles as MOTHER) African American female, strong presence, an easy sensuality about her, once a performer, she now operates a strip club where Sherrie winds up working. Takes on the maternal role for the girls that work for her. Strong, soulful vocals and belt needed.

HERTZ KLINEMANN An attractive older German male. Uptight, cold, intimidating businessman trying to buy up the Strip to develop it. The bad guy of the piece.

FRANZ KLINEMANN Hertz’s son, young German male. Works for his father but not by choice. Pressured and intimidated by his father. Shy, gentle with a big heart.

REGINA A fun, hippie type, in shape, earthy girl who fights against the attempted take over of The Strip. Strong comedic timing.

ENSEMBLE strong character actors with good comedic timing to play numerous roles, with dance/movement ability.